Employees are FENC’s most treasured assets. The Company never hesitates to devote resources that nurture employees’ mental and physical health. It is the Company’s wish to foster a workplace that offers safety, comfort and friendliness for all employees.

Employee Health Management and Promotion

1. Regular Health Check

To promote healthy workplace, FENC headquarters, Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant and Kuanyin Chemical Fiber Plant established their own health management systems. Staff may log on at any time to review past health check reports and monitor their own health. They may also register online for health promotion campaigns. The system provides health-related knowledge to help employees improve health management.

In addition to establishing health promotion plans in accordance with the regulations, the health management system conducts analysis based on employees’ health reports. When anomalies are detected, a comprehensive monitoring mechanism is designed according to the type and severity of conditions. The mechanism includes classification, tracking and medical consultation in order to provide employees with effective, systematic and continuous health management. During the process, occupational physicians and nurses provide holistic health risk assessment and control, offering complete care to safeguard employees’ health.

FENC production sites in mainland China offer annual health checks to employees who have completed one year of employment. The health center establishes a comprehensive health profile for each employee and invites medical doctors to explain employees’ health conditions during the one-on-one consultation. Production sites in Vietnam have also arranged preliminary health checks for employees.

2. Health Management for Special Hazardous Operation 

To control occupational diseases, FENC production sites established the following control measures targeting hazardous operations:

Health Check and Tiered Health Management for Special Hazardous Operation 

Tiered health management is offered to employees based on their conditions. Tier one involves the provision of health information as references. At tier two, the doctors specify tasks unsuitable for certain health conditions in addition to providing the health information. For tiers three and four, employees’ duties and tasks are selected to match their health conditions. The Company conducts site visits to evaluate operational risks and make improvement accordingly. Additional health-related measures include providing adequate PPE and requiring workers to wear PPE properly; labeling restricted zones with entry for authorized operators only; conducting hazard exposure at the operating environment semi-annually and reducing worker exposure; requiring workers to wear radiation dosimeters during radiation operation; installing local exhaust at the testing area; establishing health protection plans for operators with regular health checks for special hazardous operation with tiered management.

At production sites in mainland China, employees susceptible to occupational diseases undergo annual health checks targeting specific occupational hazards with reexamination and follow-ups, where on- and off-the-job health checks are conducted to prevent occupational diseases and ensure labor rights.

FENC’s production sites in Vietnam have arranged advanced healthcare services for workers who are at high risks of occupational hazards. Nearly 80% of the workers at the garment plants are female. Hence, more health resources targeting women’s health are provided. Examples include educational materials on the cervical cancer, breast cancer as well as maternal and newborn care. The plants also collaborate with brand customers to provide consultation services regarding family planning, which has been popular among the female workers.

3. Four Major Health Programs and Health Protection for Middle-Aged and Elderly Employees

FENC has developed worker-centric health services in line with the governmental labor care policies and structural shifts in the global labor market. While reinforcing the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases, the Company also implements various health promotion campaigns to improve employees’ self-management and health awareness, offering comprehensive mental health support and urging employees to take proactive steps towards improving mental health. FENC encourages employees to form exercise groups and provides lunch boxes that offer balanced nutrition to help employees maintain health.

As the world embraces an aging workforce, it is vital to ensure occupational safety and health among the middle-aged and elderly workers. At FENC, employees from this age cohort undergo tailored health risk assessments. Based on the results, occupational health professionals implement health management programs with regular work ability assessments and provide recommendations such as changing work locations and duties as well as reducing working hours or workload. FENC also offers measures that promote work-life balance through health promotion activities.

FENC production sites in Taiwan have been promoting four major health promotion programs aimed to protect employees’ mental and physical health, including the ergonomic hazard prevention program covering musculoskeletal disorders caused by repetitive movements; prevention program for diseases induced by overwork; maternity health protection program; workplace violence prevention program.

FENC has provided assistance to 146 individuals, 125 males and 21 females, who are identified as potentially hazardous cases and hazardous cases. Medical appointments and health consultation are arranged for the worker assessed as experiencing overwork. Occupational health nurses email health related information to provide personal health consultation and recommendations with follow-up assistance and care. The nurses also notify the supervisors to provide aid to employees.

Workers assessed as having musculoskeletal disorders caused by repetitive movements receive medical referrals, appointments with occupational health physicians and health consultation. The Company conducts workplace visits when deemed necessary to determine the association between the disease and work duties. Workers also receive individual health consultation with recommendations as well as follow-up assistance and care. The 53 workers identified as potentially hazardous case.

Statistics of Risk Identification and Assessment

Maternal protection is highly valued at production sites in mainland China. To enhance care for pregnant employees, FEIS created a private quarter for expectant mothers to rest in comfort and safety and enhanced the sense of workplace happiness among female employees. At production sites in the Suzhou region, female employees who are nursing are provided with a one-hour breastfeeding break each day. Private breastfeeding rooms are also prepared to help them nurse their newborns.

At OTIZ, resident physicians and nurses provide in-house preliminary health check and consultation for employees during working hours at the infirmary of the plant. An occupational health profile is established for each employee to help them receive holistic care.

FIGP uses hoists when moving production waste to help employees avoid back pains caused by heavy lifting. The device also makes this operation effortless for female employees.

4.Health Programs

To help employees develop exercise routines, improve health and cut carbon footprints, Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant started an eight-week challenge, during which participants walked 10,000 steps a day, and the top three contestants were given recognitions. A total of 285 employees competed in teams and accumulated over 234 million steps, the equivalent of circling Earth 41 times, which cut carbon emissions by 33,000 kgCO2e, the equivalent of planting 1,800 trees. While safeguarding employee health, the contest also contributed to emission reduction. Employees developed the habit of walking daily, which lowers the risk of cardio vascular diseases, strengthens musculoskeletal health, enhances the immune system and prevents diabetes.

Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant promoted cancer screenings and offered to screen cervical cancer, breast cancer, oral cancer and colon cancer for all employees, including contractors. The focus was on raising cancer prevention awareness and establishing regular screening practices among employees. The plant collaborated with the local health offices and offered the screening at the plant. It also provided preventative care information and subsidies for the screening. By making cancer screenings accessible and convenient, employees avoided hospital visits as well as financial burdens, which incentivized them to receive early screening and treatment. A total of 280 employees took advantage of the free screening service, which was offered between March and September, 2023.

FEAV launched a health program designed for female employees. The program offered a series of disease-related health information for female employees, among whom seed teachers were selected to undergo training and spread the knowledge to their female colleagues in plain language. The health knowledge they acquired also helped them reduce health issues. The training, which includes nutrition, family planning, prenatal and postpartum care, breast cancer, cervical cancer, personal hygiene, menstrual health and hygiene, AIDS and contraception, enhances health awareness and practice, improves the quality of life and ultimately boosts productivity. This campaign, which was conducted between February and July 2023, benefitted a total of 2,500 employees.

To ensure the health of employees and their families, FEAV implemented a "Vaccination Campaign" plan. This plan involves providing vaccination services to employees and their relatives, in collaboration with the Vietnam Vaccine Center, for seasonal flu vaccinations. The vaccination period is from November 2024 to June 2025, with an estimated 4,000 employees and relatives benefiting from this initiative.